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Intel begins shipping its next-gen Haswell chip

, Apr 8th 2013 Discuss [4]

Intel is reportedly shipping its next-gen Haswell chips out to PC manufacturers now. The Haswell chip will be powering ultrabooks as well as hybrid laptops that are part laptop part tablet. Ultrabooks running the Haswell chip will see a major boost over ultrabooks utilizing Intel's current Ivy-Bridge offering. The Haswell chip is expected to roll out around June, around the same time Windows Blue is expected to show its face. Read The Full Story

Falcon Northwest Tiki Review

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [6]

The Falcon Northwest Tiki is a custom-built pre-constructed gaming PC that emphasizes both a radically small form factor and high performance processing power. We had the opportunity to take a peek at this system thanks to NVIDIA – inside this tiny tower is the newest most fantastic consumer-aimed graphics card on the market: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN, the consumer product riding the wave of the impact the TITAN supercomputer. We’ll be continuing to explore the ins and outs of the TITAN over the coming year as products such as Project SHIELD become available – for now, this review of the Tiki should serve as a primer for those of you considering a TITAN of your own – and/or a full Falcon Northwest build, of course.

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Razer Edge gaming tablet: What the heck is it?

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [1]

If you've not heard of it before, the Razer Edge gaming tablet can seem like a bit of an odd unicorn. While we've heard of gaming tablets before, this really does appear to be one of the most grand efforts a company has made thus far - especially considering the rise of the Android tablet and the iPad - both of which could be considered "gaming tablets" in their own right. What have we got here then? We've got Windows 8, a 3rd-gen Intel Core i7 processor, 256GB SSD, and a fabulous 8GB of RAM - and NVIDIA graphics, too! Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 5 UltraTouch Review

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

With the Samsung Series 5 UltraTouch you’ve got one of the companies most solid deliveries of an Ultrabook-level computer upgraded with Windows 8 and a full 10-point touch display. With this notebook you’re going to be working with 3rd Gen Intel Core i5 processor power under the hood, a lovely 13.3 LED HD screen, and a market cost well under a thousand bucks. Sound like a value proposition you’ll want to add to your already burgeoning Samsung device collection?

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Intel “Haswell” ultrabooks to fully utilize Windows Blue

, Mar 23rd 2013 Discuss [9]

Intel is looking to equip its next-generation of ultrabooks with its upcoming Haswell processor. The Haswell processor promises extreme power-saving capabilities while also offering great performance. It is also said that Intel's Haswell ultrabooks will be deeply integrated with Microsoft's upcoming Windows Blue OS in order to maximize power efficiency and laptop performance. Read The Full Story

Digital Storm Hailstorm II gaming PC brings torrential TITAN downpour

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [3]

This week as we roll through NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference and hear of the latest innovations in graphics processing prowess, we've heard a thunder strike - the Digital Storm Hailstorm II, a massive monster of a gaming PC. This beast has four distinct levels of excellence, ranging from a single GeForce GTX 680 all the way up to three - count them - three NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN GPUs for face-blasting graphics processing excellence. This set of builds is bordering on absolutely insane as the home gaming universe ramps up to a place where you'd have to be no less than tattooed with dedication to having the most powerful set of specifications - here you'll go wild! Read The Full Story

Intel MSRD set-top box detailed: motion-remote and second-screen grunt

, Mar 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

Intel's Web TV set-top box will use a motion-tracking remote control, it's been confirmed, with the chip firm turning to LG-favorite Hillcrest Labs for the tech. The new Intel Media Server Reference Design (MSRD), set to go on sale in April as the company tries to tempt content providers and OEMs to its Atom CE5300 multimedia chipset, will use Hillcrest's Freespace Motion Engine for navigating menus by waving a remote in mid-air. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkPad T431s revealed as “real shift” in T-series design

, Mar 17th 2013 Discuss [14]

This week the thinnest-ever T Series machine to come to the Lenovo ThinkPad series has been revealed in the ThinkPad T431s. This machine is bringing on both a thinner and a lighter form factor than ever seen before and works with a lovely backlit keyboard, 5-point TrackPad, and an overall sleeker look as well. Up front you've also got edge-to-edge glass across a 14-inch HD+ 1600 x 900 pixel display and a smaller bezel than ever before - it's hot! Read The Full Story

17-year-old wins first place in Intel Science Talent Search

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [3]

The winner of the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search was announced today. Sara Volz is a 17-year-old high schooler whose project involved growing algae under her bed, something that earned her the $100,000 prize as well as #1. What makes the algae special? It contains high oil content for cheap biofuel. Read The Full Story

Apple A7 chip tipped with Intel inside

, Mar 12th 2013 Discuss [8]

With the pattern ringing true for some time now, it's not unbelievable in the slightest when one hears a tip of a so-called "A7" chip in Apple's future for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. What's slightly more questionable is the possibility that part of the production of this chip might be done by Intel. With word of Apple aiming to pull away from Samsung in their chip production across the board having been an unofficial understanding for quite a few months now, it seems that Intel might be aiming to grab a piece of the pie. Read The Full Story

Intel SoC Storage Solution launched for mobile/Smart TV crossover

, Mar 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Intel have launched a brand new solution for simple video transcoding and streaming between mobile devices and your Smart TV. This system is based on the Intel Atom Media Processor CE5300 Series and will be allowing you the ability to simultaneously share HD video as well as multimedia galore across multiple mobile devices. You'll also be able to stream HD video and multimedia content to your Smart TV to your heart's content - easily and efficiently. Read The Full Story

Here’s how Intel’s Web TV viewer-tracking works

, Feb 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Intel's decision to track viewers of its upcoming Web TV service using a camera-equipped set-top-box, tracking living room demographics and better tailoring commercials, left privacy advocates worried, and we've stumbled across a live demo at Mobile World Congress. The proof-of-concept, part of Vodafone's Connected City installation, shows just how the Intel-powered system uses a webcam - mounted above the TV - to identify not only faces but direction of gaze, with real-time statistics that feed into a playlist. Check out a video demo after the cut. Read The Full Story
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